65yr old inherited tort, ID please
 

Meet Toby, we are the 3rd generation to look after him and he arrived on Sunday. He has had the typical terrible upbringing but I am changing him over at the moment, no more bread and milk for this guy :roll: Despite never having seen a lamp before he headed straight for it and it is now his favourite place. We were told he was a Hermanns but I don't think he is, he certainly looks nothing like my 2 youngsters.

Please could you take a look at him and give me your thoughts please?
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He has two very small spurs on his upper thighs, hopefully you may be able to see them.
Thank you in advance :-)

hi looks like testudo graeca graeca could you post his straight carapace length and weight please this would help with a more positive identification,from his colouration i think Algerian.
terry

I agree with Kelly :-) Male Testudo graeca graeca from Algeria.

Danny

Wow, you guys are quick, thank you! His length is 9" and he weighs 1590g.

Have no idea, but he is lovely... xxx

Hoorah! I thought TGG as well! He's amazing

I agree he is the twin of my Little Ted...except Ted's shell has worn darker...they are feisty little devils....but very good...

wow thats big for a male tgg i wonder could this be whitei.
terry

I did wonder that too Terry, but always get it wrong:)

That was a quick flat carapace measurement, i'll double check again tomorrow but it won't be much different. His diet has been atrocious up until now so he may very well be underweight. He's off to see Mark the vet in Maidstone next Wednesday for a check over so maybe he'll be able to say for sure what he is. If he is a whitei is the husbandry the same as for a TGG (I know nothing about whitei... yet)?